. The dragon, image, and demon; or, The three religions of China: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, giving an account of the mythology, idolatry, and demonolatry of the Chinese. Accompanying the Guest. A Charm. of Pope Chang upon them, and in this section those fromMount Mao are also famous. The charms are used tosummon the gods, to expel the demons, to heal disease,and to cleanse the house. Sometimes there are severalpasted to one beam. An official stamp is considered as a powerful warder 44^ The Dragon, Image, and Demon. against evil influences, and if a child is sick, one is cutfrom a pro
. The dragon, image, and demon; or, The three religions of China: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, giving an account of the mythology, idolatry, and demonolatry of the Chinese. Accompanying the Guest. A Charm. of Pope Chang upon them, and in this section those fromMount Mao are also famous. The charms are used tosummon the gods, to expel the demons, to heal disease,and to cleanse the house. Sometimes there are severalpasted to one beam. An official stamp is considered as a powerful warder 44^ The Dragon, Image, and Demon. against evil influences, and if a child is sick, one is cutfrom a proclamation and put in its queue to frightenspirits. They sometimes have a scroll of four characterswith the Governors seal upon it. An almanac hunginside a boys clothing is also a valuable remedy. Ifthere is a corpse lying in the street, a broom is turnedupside down in front of every door. In times of sickness. Chung Kwei. the evil spirits hover around, but when the party dies,these leave also. At the birth of children attendantdemons throng the room. Chung Kwei.—An imaginary being, believed towield powers of exorcism over malignant demons, andfrequently depicted as an aged man clad in raggedapparel, and holding a fan to his face to conceal hisugliness. An ancient emperor once saw him going into Demonolatry. 447 a house, and asked him, Whatare you going there for?He answered, To catch evil spirits. During the fifthmoon his picture is sold and hung as a charm. Fifth Moon, Fifth Day.—At this feast a bunch ofsweet flag leaves, rushes, and garlic is hung in the formof a sword in front of every door; demons can stand agood deal, but they cannot endure the fragrance of onions.
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